Tähdäävät

Tähdäävät is a Finnish verb form used to describe an action in the present tense by a plural subject. It is the present indicative form of the verb tähdätä, meaning to aim, target, or intend toward a goal or outcome. The form consists of the stem tähdää- combined with the personal ending -vät, which is the standard third-person plural ending in Finnish present tense when the stem ends in a front vowel such as ä.

Usage of tähdäävät centers on actors (people or organizations) that direct their actions toward a specific objective. The nuance covers aiming for a goal, targeting a result, or intending to achieve a particular outcome. It is common in contexts such as business, planning, policy, and sports, where groups describe collective aims or targets.

Examples:

- Organisaatiot tähdäävät korkeisiin tavoitteisiin.

- Hankkeet tähdäävät parempaan vaikuttavuuteen.

Related forms include tähtää (third-person singular present), which serves the equivalent singular subject, and the infinitive tähdätä. The word belongs to the group of Finnish -tää/-vät verbs, showing vowel harmony and typical present-tense concord for plural subjects.